Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were about to travel next week to Jerusalem, where the first was going to ask the second to marry him. That marriage will never take place. Both employees of the Israel Embassy in Washington, in the Jewish Museum of the capital. The murderer approached a group of four people and opened fire, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police, Pamela Smith, in a press conference. The alleged author of the shots shouted “free Palestine” after being arrested.
The identity of the victims has been confirmed this Thursday by the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar. But after midnight the Israel ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, “the couple who has been shot dead tonight on behalf of the free Palestine was a young couple who was about to promise. The young man had bought a ring this week with the intention of asking for marriage next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple,” he said.
Both worked for Israel’s embassy in Washington. Lischinsky, 30, was an investigation assistant in the political department; and Milgrim, 26, organized visits and missions to Israel. They met just over a year ago when working together at the embassy. She had raised in a residential area on the outskirts of Kansas City and her boyfriend already knew her parents. On his imminent trip to Israel Migrim, he was going to meet Lischinsky’s family, according to The New York Times. His parents were worried about their safety on that trip, but was killed a few days before leaving.
“He was incredible,” said Robert Milgrim, Sarah’s father, to the American newspaper. “It looked a lot like Sarah: passionate, extremely intelligent, dedicated to what I was doing, always defending what was fair,” he added.
Lischinsky had German passport in addition to Israeli, according to German-Israeli society. This organization that was a founding member of the Youth Forum of the Israeli-German Society, which puts young people from both countries to undertake joint projects. In that function, Lischinsky organized numerous political and cultural events to strengthen relations between Germany and Israel. In 2022 he assumed a position at the Israeli embassy in Washington.
“Yaron was an incredibly cordial, intelligent, quiet person. As passionate about photography, he focused his goal towards the corners and special details that often went unnoticed for others. A talented person and a good heart, and our friend. We will miss him a lot,” the German-Israeli society said in a statement.
The young man served for three years in the Israel army. He had a master’s degree in Government, diplomacy and strategy from Reichman University and a degree in International Relations from the Hebrew University, he described himself on the social network for LinkedIn professionals as “proud to call both Jerusalem and Nuremberg for home.” “I am a fervent believer in the vision outlined in Abraham’s agreements and I think that expanding the circle of peace with our Arab neighbors and seeking regional cooperation results in the benefit of the state of Israel and all the Middle East. For this purpose, I advocate for the inter -religious dialogue and intercultural understanding,” he wrote in that network.
Sarah Milgrim had a master’s degree in international studies by the American University and another in natural resources and sustainable development by the United Nations University, as well as a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Kansas,
Tech2peace, a group that forms Palestinian and Israeli young people and promotes dialogue between them, said Milgrim was an active volunteer that “united people with empathy and determination,” reports Reuters. “His dedication to the construction of a better future was evident in everything he did. We will miss his voice and spirit,” he added.
The Israel government spread, like the Israeli embassy. “Yaron and Sarah were our friends and co -workers. They were in the flower of life,”
“Words cannot describe the pain and sadness we feel,” “this morning, we were still laughing together in the cafeteria, and now we only have a photo. Instead of accompanying you to the altar, we accompany you to the grave. What an unbearable loss.”
